After defeating Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, the boxing sensation was paid a guaranteed £3.5 million, with additional bonuses dependant on pay-per-view ratings. The newest boxing sensation in Britain is expected to get even larger earnings in 2019 thanks to a possible rematch with Anthony Joshua.

 

The 27-year-old resident of South London is expected to receive numerous offers of hefty sponsorships.

Nevertheless, based on the financial records of T.K.O. Daniel Dubois Limited, the company he employs to manage his fight money, Dubois only gave himself £55,582 in dividends in 2023.

That comes to a meager £1,069 each week.This is a lot less than the average pay of a trained diver in the UK, which is £64,000.

Dubois’s pay was similar to that of head teachers and optometrists, who get £55k and £56k respectively.

In contrast, the company that manages Joshua’s sponsorship and boxing profits is valued at £180 million.

Last year, AJ deposited £41.3 million, or £113,000 every day. Joshua has partnerships with companies including as sportswear company Under Armour, luxury brand Hugo Boss, and automaker Jaguar Land Rover; these collaborations brought around £13 million for the Watford player last year.

On Saturday night, Dubois surprised everyone at Wembley Stadium by stopping Joshua, the popular favorite, in the fifth round to keep his IBF heavyweight title.Since then, he has declined to assure AJ of a rematch, choosing instead to pursue the largest possible payment.

Oleksandr Usyk, a rival whom Dubois lost to the previous year, is one opponent he would like to face.

“I would love to rematch [with Usyk], but really, whoever pays me more money can have it,” he said to talkSPORT.

“Yeah, and if that [a rematch with Joshua] occurs afterwards. I’d want to take it on. Next time, I want to perform even better.

As a fighter and champion, I want to consistently disprove people, and that’s what we have been doing. However, I also know where I need to grow.

“I believe I could; I’m far more capable than that. Although it was a fantastic performance, I think I’ll be more clinical the next time. Everything is more incisive.”